Hillsdale Meijer project moves forward

City Manager David Mackie announced Monday night that the city and Meijer have finalized a development agreement for a 12-inch water main extension.

By Corey Murraycmurray@hillsdale.net

HILLSDALE — City Manager David Mackie announced Monday night that the city and Meijer have finalized a development agreement for a 12-inch water main extension.

The water main extension — estimated to cost $600,000 — will be funded by Meijer who will be reimbursed in time by collecting future connection fees for those wishing to connect to the new extension.

Mackie also announced that Meijer closed on a parcel of property located in Fayette Township between Beck Street and Frank Beck Chevrolet on Carleton Road.

However, it is still unknown when construction of the new store may begin.

“They did not give us an actual timeline as of yet,” Mackie said.

In 2017, the city of Hillsdale, Meijer and Fayette Township finalized a 425 agreement needed to extend city services to the Fayette Township property to formally begin the process of bringing a new store to Hillsdale County.

Pursuant to that agreement, Meijer has 10 years to finish construction on the site and open the store, which is anticipated to be 40,000 square foot smaller than Meijer’s Coldwater location.

When the store opens, property taxes will be raised to current city of Hillsdale tax rates with Fayette Township to receive a small portion of the revenue.

The Hillsdale Board of Public Utilities will also profit from water, sewer and electric fees.

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